Research

Rho chapter brothers know that research is much more than just something to put on one's resume. Performing research allows students to apply the material learned in school, contribute to intellectual knowledge, catalyze medical discoveries, and adequately prepare themselves for post-graduate work. Many AXE brothers participate in research labs on campus and Rho chapter actively encourages students planning to continue on in the sciences to get some hands-on research experience as an undergraduate. Joining AXE is a great way to better get involved in local research.

Getting started with research at UNC:
  • Search for specific interests
    Go to google and search within UNC for research topics you're interested in. To do this type in some keywords and then "site:unc.edu" after that (for example "polymers site:unc.edu"). Go through the google results to find a lab where people have similar interests. Email the PI (principal investigator) and tell them that you're interested in their resarch and ask if you could have an interview with them for a possible lab job.

  • Check out lab postings from science departments
    If you don't have any sort of specific research interests go to the departmental webpage of your major (chem and bio) and find their page for undergraduate research (chem research and bio research). From these pages you can see which professors are currently looking for undergraduates to work for them (2006/2007 chem opportunities, for bio you have to just look through the labs listed on the undergrad research page). Contact the PI and ask them for an interview. If you are unsatisfied with the chem list or are not a chem major, go to the lab pages (chem labs, bio labs) and find a lab that interests you.

  • Check human resources departments
    With regard to post-graduate jobs, check out UNC's HR page and Duke's HR page. UNC's Career Services page should help you with applying.

  • Fill out a brother form if unsuccessful with above methods
    Click here to fill out a labwork help request form

 UNC Undergrad Research Pages Survey pages for AXE brothers
  • I've done labwork - for brothers who have done labwork at UNC and want to help us collect information about local labs and get more brothers working in them
  • I can't find labwork! - for brothers who need help getting into labwork
Post-graduation job sites If you're a brother and interested in helping us get all this research organized and off the ground, please email Chris so you can get on the axs-research listserv.

Comments and suggestions about this page or research should be sent to Naaka at naaka@email.unc.edu.